Lüchow-Dannenberg: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Lüchow-Dannenberg with 24.0% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 20.9%. Below, the results of all 27 municipalities.
- Turnout82.9% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters32,108 of 38,733 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU −4.1 · SPD −2.1 · AfD −1.0 · Grüne +3.5
- CDU range across municipalities17.9% to 30.9%
2026 local elections in Lüchow-Dannenberg
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 24.09.2026 10:45. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 23.7% · 9 of 40 seats
- District administrator: run-offSchulz 40.5% v Carmienke 16.4% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout68.9%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)3 with their own council
- CDU23.7% · 9 seats
- SPD14.6% · 6 seats
- AfD14.2% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE13.9% · 6 seats
- UWG10.0% · 4 seats
- Die Linke7.0% · 3 seats
- SOLI6.7% · 3 seats
- Bürgerliste3.1% · 1 seat
Turnout 68.9% · 40,079 eligible voters · 40 seats · Official final result · 85 of 85 results
Source: Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 24.09.2026 10:45. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03354000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Schulz and Carmienke. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Schulz, Einzelwahlvorschlag40.5%
- Carmienke, CDU16.4%
- Donat, SOLI16.1%
- Römer, AfD Niedersachsen14.0%
- Huske, SPD13.1%
Turnout 68.9% · 40,079 eligible voters · Official final result · 85 of 85 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | GRÜNE | UWG | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samtgemeinde Gartow | 73.1% | 35.1% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 5.3% |
| Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue | 68.0% | 23.5% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 7.2% | 6.0% |
| Samtgemeinde Lüchow (Wendland) | 69.0% | 21.8% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% | 11.7% | 8.2% |
Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden) are administrative unions of several municipalities; their member municipalities also have their own councils. Shares in percent of valid votes, others not listed individually.
Samtgemeinde councils in Lüchow-Dannenberg
- Samtgemeinde ElbtalaueCouncil: CDU 23.1%, 32 seats · mayoral election: run-offSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde GartowCouncil: CDU 39.3%, 14 seats · mayoral election: Järnecke 71.5%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde Lüchow (Wendland)Council: CDU 22.5%, 34 seats · mayoral election: Liwke 65.3%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Lüchow-Dannenberg
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU24.0%-4.1
- SPD20.9%-2.1
- AfD16.8%-1.0
- Grüne15.0%+3.5
- Linke10.8%+2.7
- BSW4.1%+0.3
- Freie Wähler2.9%+2.1
- FDP2.8%-1.3
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by independent city and district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Strongest party by municipality in Lüchow-Dannenberg
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Lüchow-Dannenberg
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 17.9 to 30.9%, SPD 12.6 to 22.7%, AfD 8.4 to 26.2%, Grüne 6.9 to 23.6%, Linke 6.9 to 21.9%, BSW 1.1 to 8.1%, Freie Wähler 0.3 to 15.6%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | Freie Wähler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briefwahl SG Lüchow (Wendland) | 5,490 | – | 27.7 | 21.8 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Briefwahl SG Elbtalaue | 4,493 | – | 23.9 | 23.8 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Lüchow (Wendland) | 3,848 | 52.4% | 23.6 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Dannenberg (Elbe) | 3,214 | 53.0% | 20.8 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Hitzacker (Elbe) | 2,144 | 52.2% | 18.8 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Wustrow (Wendland) | 1,178 | 53.4% | 23.7 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Clenze, Flecken | 995 | 56.1% | 24.5 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Gartow | 891 | – | 32.8 | 22.4 | 9.5 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Zernien | 774 | 56.9% | 25.8 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Gartow, Flecken | 686 | 55.1% | 27.3 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Neu Darchau | 684 | 61.1% | 20.5 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| Küsten | 659 | 59.6% | 19.6 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| Gusborn | 644 | 64.1% | 20.8 | 22.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 9.4 |
| Lemgow | 607 | 55.1% | 25.3 | 15.6 | 22.8 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Bergen an der Dumme, Flecken | 577 | 48.7% | 25.6 | 17.2 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| Schnega | 567 | 55.2% | 22.4 | 15.3 | 24.0 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Jameln | 488 | 56.2% | 24.8 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Woltersdorf | 442 | 61.7% | 27.8 | 18.1 | 26.2 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Trebel | 414 | 53.1% | 21.1 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Waddeweitz | 406 | 54.4% | 20.2 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| Karwitz | 368 | 59.4% | 23.4 | 22.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Höhbeck | 342 | 60.5% | 21.2 | 21.2 | 11.2 | 23.6 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| Lübbow | 340 | 53.2% | 25.1 | 19.7 | 24.2 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Langendorf | 313 | 55.6% | 19.8 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Gorleben | 312 | 55.0% | 29.3 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Göhrde | 304 | 61.0% | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 9.9 |
| Luckau (Wendland) | 284 | 60.6% | 21.9 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Prezelle | 238 | 63.8% | 30.9 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Schnackenburg | 225 | 52.1% | 30.8 | 20.8 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Damnatz | 181 | 71.0% | 17.9 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 19.6 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 15.6 |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.